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Well, Well, Well: Will & Grace Star Leslie Jordan Walks Down the Pink Carpetnew

Leslie Jordan has made a long career playing short, eccentric, effeminate southerners, characters so popular that fans often fail to distinguish Jordan from, say, the Tammy Wynette-loving drag queen, Brother Boy, featured in the campy stage creation Sordid Lives. Fans often request, and continue to request, unheedingly, Brother Boy's timeless one-liner. "Can you see my pussy now?"

Charleston City Paper | Greg Hambrick | 07-09-2008 | Theater

Tags: theater

20 Fabulous Toronto Fringe Showsnew

Here, in chronological order, are some of the highlights from nearly two decades of Toronto Fringe-going.

NOW Magazine | Jon Kaplan and Glenn Sumi | 07-07-2008 | Theater

Tags: theater, Toronto, theater festivals, Toronto Fringe

Southern Bon Mots From Leslie Jordannew

Not only has he written books since Will & Grace wrapped, he's also appeared onstage and on TV shows (Ugly Betty) and will soon star in the Logo network's Sordid Lives with Olivia Newtown-John and The Golden Girls' Rue McClanahan.

Willamette Week | Byron Beck | 06-25-2008 | Theater

Tags: gay, homosexuality, comedy, Cowboys, theater, LOGO, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, Will & Grace

Former Trial Lawyer Turns to the Theaternew

Craig Barnes used to negotiate deals, but now he's putting on plays, as co-founder of the Santa Fe-based theater group Red Thread Collective.

Santa Fe Reporter | Zane Fischer | 06-05-2008 | Theater

Tags: theater, Craig Barnes, Red Thread Collective

Performance Piece As Group Therapynew

Dodeska Performance Ensemble's latest work incorporates audience members, and their neuroses, too.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 06-04-2008 | Theater

Tags: performance art, theater, Dodeska Performance Ensemble, Robert Quillen Camp

Liberty Warehouse Opens Its Doors to Local Playwrightsnew

Today, Liberty Warehouse is a hub of downtown Durham's artistic revival -- the Scrap Exchange is there, and so is the Liberty Arts bronze casting facility.

INDY Week | Frank Hyman | 04-24-2008 | Theater

Tags: Durham, Development, performance spaces, theaters, venues, theater, @ liberty, Cheryl Chamblee, Tamara Kissane

Many St. Louis Theater Companies are Homelessnew

In the good old days, if Hollywood musicals are to be believed, all an aspiring impresario needed to stage a successful show was an abandoned barn and a dream.

Riverfront Times | Aimee Levitt | 04-18-2008 | Theater

Tags: performance spaces, St. Louis, theaters, venues, theater